We may have found 19 more interstellar asteroids in our solar system
23 April 2020
A bunch of asteroids near Jupiter and Neptune with orbits perpendicular to the plane of the solar system may have come here from a different star system
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Tiny meteorite found in Antarctica came from an unknown asteroid
24 March 2020
A tiny meteorite found in Antarctica doesn’t match any asteroid or comet we know of. Instead, it must have come from a mystery parent body that’s full of water
Bombing asteroid Ryugu reveals it is a spritely 9 million years old
19 March 2020
The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft bombed the asteroid Ryugu in April. Analysing the crater it left behind suggests Ryugu is a relative youngster at 9 million years old
Inside the mission to stop killer asteroids from smashing into Earth
22 January 2020
When asteroid Armageddon is upon us, we can't just call Bruce Willis. Meet the people who really do watch the skies – and make detailed plans for our survival
Chicxulub
22 January 2020
A massive asteroid that hit Earth 65 million years ago
Did an asteroid impact 65 million years ago really kill the dinosaurs?
1 January 2020
The idea that a falling asteroid caused the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs surfaced 40 years ago. At the time, our reaction was rather sceptical
‘Grazing fireball’ skimmed Earth's atmosphere then went back to space
13 December 2019
A space rock seen in July 2017 passed through Earth's atmosphere and back out the other side in a rare event known as a grazing fireball
The inside story on 'Oumuamua and other interstellar worlds
2 December 2019
In 2017, a mysterious asteroid from a different solar system passed near Earth. Astrophysicist Michele Bannister has the inside story on ’Oumuamua
Meteorites
31 October 2019
Most meteorites are bits of asteroid, which are themselves leftovers from the formation of the solar system.
Surprisingly round asteroid may actually be the smallest dwarf planet
28 October 2019
The best ever image of the asteroid Hygiea has revealed its shape for the first time and it looks as if it is round enough to be a tiny dwarf planet like Pluto
